SRE Team Lead, Fleet Management

MongoDB•Boston, MA

3h•Remote

About The Position

Platform Engineering is the department within SRE that is responsible for a range of critical infrastructure and operational functions that support the broader engineering organization. Among these are our multi-cloud-provider Kubernetes infrastructure, networking, load balancing (including our public-facing edge and internal service mesh), and observability and alerting systems. The Fleet Management team provides the core runtime environment that empowers our developers to build and ship products to delight our customers. We manage the end-to-end lifecycle of our Kubernetes fleet, alongside the critical components that ensure cluster reliability and security (e.g., CoreDNS, cert-manager, and Gatekeeper). As our infrastructure scales to support new use cases and products, we are spearheading a migration from Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to an Operator-driven lifecycle management model. This role can be based out of our Austin, Boston, Los Angeles, New York City, Raleigh, or San Francisco offices, or remotely in the United States region.

Requirements

Have 10+ years of experience working on software and operating distributed systems, with 2+ years managing engineering teams
Possess a customer-focused mindset, treating internal developers as your primary users
Value efficiency in processes and operations, and have a track record of optimizing team workflows
Prefer automation over manual processes ("allergic to ops work"), fostering a culture of building software solutions to eliminate toil
Have deep technical familiarity with Kubernetes ecosystems, containerization technologies, and modern IaC tooling (e.g., Terraform, Crossplane, or Operators) so you can effectively guide the team's technical decisions
Excel at translating complex business and engineering requirements into actionable, phased technical roadmaps
Have a high level of empathy, responsibility, ownership, and accountability
Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills

Nice To Haves

Leading major architectural shifts, such as migrating teams from traditional IaC to Operator-driven lifecycle management
Managing and scaling infrastructure across multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Designing secure, multi-tenant runtime environments at scale

Responsibilities

Manage a team of 6-8 engineers, fostering a positive culture, handling career growth and performance conversations, and proactively removing blockers
Help develop a clear technical vision and comprehensive roadmap for our runtime environment, balancing long-term strategic infrastructure goals with immediate engineering needs
Contribute through light hands-on technical work, such as leading architectural design reviews, reviewing PRs, and stepping in to guide the team through complex operational challenges
Act as the primary liaison for the Fleet Management team, collaborating closely with other engineering leaders to ensure platform alignment and manage stakeholder expectations